What'd I Say

The release of the 1959 Ray Charles album What'd I Say popularized Charles' first top 10 hit, “What I'd Say” and became his first Gold record. The tune was written on the fly by the American singer, songwriter, pianist and composer during a 1958 live show. Ray Charles was performing one night in December 1958 and when they still had 15 minutes left on the clock to perform, their entire catalogue had been covered and he had to come up with a quick solution in order to save the show and get paid. That's when Charles started to improvise and played the very first taste of the now-legendary “What'd I Say”.

The album What'd I Say also features “Rockhouse”, “Roll With My Baby” and “Tell All The World About You”.

Tracklist

A1.   What'd I Say
A2.   Jumpin' In The Mornin'
A3.   You Be My Baby
A4.   Tell Me How Do You Feel
A5.   What Kind Of Man Are You
A6.   Swanee River Rock

B1.   Rockhouse
B2.   Roll With My Baby
B3.   Tell All The World About You
B4.   My Bonnie
B5.   That's Enough
B6.   Yes, Indeed!